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Complainant denies suggesting previous boy had 'done something against her will'
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, a 17‑year‑old girl denied that she ever suggested a previous consensual encounter with a boy in 2018 was against her will. She testified that she was 14 at the time and that she had no knowledge of the boy. The defendant, who is 17, pleaded not guilty to raping a 15‑year‑old girl and to sexually assaulting her in a south Dublin park on 13 April 2019. The girl, now 17, appeared via video‑link and confirmed that she had told Gardaí in 2018 that she had engaged in consensual sexual activity with a boy in a park. She also stated that she had not implied that the boy had forced her. During cross‑examination she was upset, describing herself as stressed and her head "all over the place." The court was disrupted by frequent public‑service announcements about social distancing, which the judge found highly disruptive.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Complainant denies suggesting previous boy had 'done something against her will'. Charges or matters: one count of raping the then 15 year old girl and not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting her at a park in south Dublin on April 13, 2019. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- April 13, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-12-04 Publication
Why: The girl's cross-examination had to stop a number of times because of high volume of public service announcements over the speaker system of the court building. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of raping the then 15 year old girl and not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting her at a park in south Dublin on April 13, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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